This Pulitzer Prize winner traces the plight of modern Native Americans through the story of a young soldier returning home after World War II, and his difficulty re-absorbing his cultural heritage on the reservation.

Ichiro Yamada refuses to fight for America in World War II and is incarcerated both in an internment camp and in prison during the war, returning home to Seattle disgraced and confused about his loyalties.

This semi-autobiographical novel of famous poet Sylvia Plath follows the downward spiral of Esther Greenwood’s mental illness, her awkwardly amusing experiences working in New York, and her therapy and rehabilitation.

A gifted artist, even as a child, Asher lands in hot water with his Hasidic Brooklyn community when instead of focusing on his Jewish studies, he copies famous nude studies and art works reflecting Christianity.

In this sparkling social novel set in the stiff upper crust of 19th-century New York, Newland Archer is distracted from his proper fiancée May by her mysterious and vivacious cousin, the Countess Olenska.\n